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THE WHY AND WHAT OF PLAY ANALYSIS Introduction – Theories of Play Production r 2010 n #2 – Script Analysis Introduction and Chapter 1 – The First Readi

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TH166 – Theories of Play Production Summer 2010 Lesson #2 – Script Analysis Introduction and Chapter 1 – The First Reading. The Why and What of Play Analysis. Introduction. Why analyze a play?. Analysis – the process of identifying separate elements of the play - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Why and What of Play Analysis

The Why and What of Play AnalysisIntroduction

TH166 Theories of Play ProductionSummer 2010Lesson #2 Script Analysis Introduction and Chapter 1 The First ReadingWhy analyze a play?Analysis the process of identifying separate elements of the playInterpretation the process of clarifying and communicating our understanding of the identified elements

What is analysis?From Wikipedia...

the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it.

From Websters Revised Unabridged Dictionary...

A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis.

What is analysis?A purposeful, systematic, interpretive reading. A process of multiple readings, reading each time with specific purposes and asking increasingly complex questions about the text.

Reading at Multiple LevelsA sequence of multiple readingsFirst Impressions (Chapter 1)Gathering informationGiven Circumstances (Chapter 2)Theatrical Contract (Chapter 3)InterpretationCharacter (Chapter 4)Conflict (Chapter 5)Conflict Analysis Applied to a Scene (Chapter 6)Supplemental Research (Chapter 7)Synthesis (Chapter 8)

Aristotles PoeticsPlotCharacterThought (Idea)Diction (Dialogue)Music (Song)Spectacle (Production Values)Six Elements of Drama